Spire Solutions appoints Avinash Advani as its new CEO

30/10/18

In a bid to strengthen its regional presence and to grow its business footprint into new markets, value-added distributor Spire Solutions has appointed Avinash Advani as its new CEO. As Spire Solutions moves further into its second decade of operations, it will be Advani’s responsibility to optimise operations, and steer the firm’s growth in line with its long-term vision.

Advani joins Spire with an 18-year track record of driving technology and strategic and operational leadership at both startup and established organisations in the Middle East, Turkey and Africa, as well as the US and Europe. Advani has an aptitude for product portfolio evolution, geographical expansion, cultivating strategic partnerships and fostering tactical customer development.

Commenting on his new role, Advani said, “This is an exciting juncture in the trajectory of Spire Solutions. As one of the region’s preferred valued-added distributors, it boasts a significant, satisfied customer base, and has plenty of experience under its belt. Now we’re going to leverage this history of success to launch Spire Solutions into new markets and cement its presence in pre-existing ones.”

Sanjeev Walia, Spire Solutions’ Founder and President, added, “We are excited to have Avinash on board. He has extensive experience in the Middle East, with a background in the IT security, cloud, IoT, datacentre, analytics, networking and mobile domains. He is also well acquainted with the market dynamics and is skilled in maintaining strategic relationships with channel partners as well as enterprise and government customers in the region. Our market outlook continues to be bullish as we make this further investment and anticipate exponential year-on-year growth.”